June 2012 Archives

Here's a great blog post I read earlier today. I thought of it immediately when I read Weber's description of the controlling image of a "working woman." The post (which links to the original article it responds to) is for me a good example of the critiques many feminists of color have been raising for a century now about the mainstream women's movements.

I found this on yahoo news and thought it would be interesting to read because it ties in with the class. The article deals with the immigration law in arizona and speaks about the presidents reaction to it.

Sorry, I didnt know how to upload the file, but if you just cut and paste, it should work just fine.

Here is a list of the music I've been playing before class and during break. This music has less to do with course content, and more to do with just what I feel like hearing that particular day, but here's what you've heard so far:

Below is a few links to some youtube clips of What Would You Do episodes. Ive seen many of these episodes and quite a few of them speak about some of the material closely related to class regarding race,class, gender, and sexuality. Just to be aware, these episodes have some harsh language which is sometimes hard to hear. All of these episodes are done by actors in controlled settings. Thank you

Here is a youtube address to a Daily Show recap which feature's Joe Biden's comment about how the TV show Will & Grace has educated the American public. They also talk about gays on TV briefly. It's also just in general pretty funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS_kHs0wIA4

P.S. Is there a way to embed a video on here? This blog program is not intuitive at all.

Notable Statistics:
-American households [at the] cut-off for the top 1% will earn about $506,553 in cash income this year.
-The top 1% of American earners receive about a fifth of the country's income
-The top 1% of Americans by net worth hold about a third of American wealth.

welcome to our class blog. this is a place you can post videos, websites, observations, songs, and anything else that crosses your mind on the topic of race, class, gender, sexuality, or able-ism. we will often use blog discussions or examples to enrich our in-class conversation, and most importantly, this is your easiest vehicle for steering the class toward things that interest you rather than what interests me.